WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Review vs Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations

Custom Review

by Zworthkey

10+ installs2.0

Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations

by Trustindex

8K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for Custom Review.
On a typical day, Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations is downloaded about 67 times, Custom Review about 2.
Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 98 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Sep 11, 2021 for Custom Review.
Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Custom Review.
Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations has been around longer: since 2019, against 2021 for Custom Review.

Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Review	Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations
Popular rank	#47,394	#2,354
Active installs	10+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	28	1K
Rating	2.0(1)	4.6(98)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.8.19	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.82
Last release	5 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.2

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